CityFunIndex

Boulder, CO · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Boulder

Boulder ranks #98 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 27 — Quiet. That puts it in the 28th percentile nationally and #3 of 6 in Colorado.

City Vibe score
27
Quiet
National rank
#98 of 134
In Colorado
#3 of 6
Percentile
28th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Boulder sits 23 points below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of a CondorBox Membership →

Ranked around Boulder

  1. T#95 Irving, TX 29
  2. #97 New Orleans, LA 28
  3. #98 Boulder, CO — this page 27
  4. T#99 Albuquerque, NM 26
  5. T#99 Gilbert, AZ 26

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for city vibe →

Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Nashville, TN 93
  2. T#2 Bend, OR 92
  3. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  4. T#2 San Jose, CA 92
  5. T#5 Atlanta, GA 91

More about Boulder

Boulder scores 79 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: